Module 6 of 9 · S2 · Default values vs actual values
2.How default values are built
A default is the average emission intensity of your country for that product, plus a mark-up. If no reliable country data exists, it is the average of the ten highest-emitting countries. Defaults are deliberately conservative so emissions are never underestimated.
KEY Defaults are designed to be unfavourable. The Commission says actual values should in most cases be more advantageous where available.
Sources: REG Annex IV points 4, 4.1; DVA recitals 3-6; QA 4.25-4.26 p.37.